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What Was That? Joyce Vance Mar 16   Grandpa Simpson visited the Justice Department on Friday, giving a speech that must have given even his handlers pause, a campaign stump speech delivered in front of the Seal of the Department of Justice. It included both swearing—the prosecutions against him were “bullshit”—and an invective-filled screed against political rivals including Joe Biden and lawyers who have brought cases against him. Trump’s Attorney General, Pam Bondi, started the program, sounding more like a presenter at a TV awards show than an attorney general. She lauded Donald Trump’s accomplishments fighting the war on drugs (although he’s been in office for only two months, not much time for major developments) and praised “the unsung hero Stephen Miller.” It was a political rally speech. It was not appropriate for the Justice Department. It’s worth taking a beat to reflect on why politics and the Justice Department don’t mix. The power of the prosecutor is expansive. Prosec...